Concert staging BBC Symphony Orchestra Steuart Bedford conductor Paul Curran director Christine Brewer Lady Billows Gaynor Keeble Florence Pike Gillian Keith Miss Wordsworth Roderick Williams Mr Gedge Adrian Thompson Mr Upfold Matthew Rose Superintendent Budd Marcus Farnsworth Sid Andrew Staples Albert Herring Kitty Whately Nancy Catherine Wyn-Rogers Mrs Herring
Albert Herring is the brightest, breeziest and wittiest of all Britten’s operas. A delightful chamber piece that follows the fortunes of down-trodden young simpleton Albert Herring, who is put forward by the grotesque village worthies to be ‘King of May’ because the local girls have all disgraced themselves. Young lovers Sid and Nancy spike his drink on May Day and enjoy the chaos that ensues, when he escapes humiliation and his mother’s clutches… Britten expert Steuart Bedford conducts a fabulous cast, including Christine Brewer as Lady Billows, Gillian Keith as Miss Wordsworth, Roderick Williams as Mr Gedge and rising star Andrew Staples as Albert himself.
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